Ornamental reinforced-concrete veneer.



J. J. MILLER. OBNAMENTAL REINFURGBD CONCRETE VENEER. APPLIOATION FILED MAY 24, 1912. BBNEWBD JULY 24. 191s. 1,072,760..

Patented Sept. 9, 1913.

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' Application le May 24, 1912,- Serial No,

To all lwhom it may concern Be it known-that I, JoHN J oem-IA MILLER,

a citizen of the United States, residing atl San Diego, in the county of San Diego 'and State of California, `have invented an Im-V proved Ornamental Reinforcedoncrete Veneer, of which the following is a full and A exact description.

This invention relates to a concrete veneer which may be applied'in the construction of concrete walls and the like, its objects being the provision of means for making the outer sides of the wall of a finer material and texture, whereby the wall 4may be given a n.

ished appearance which imitates natural stone, or may be ifiished in relief designs,"at a slight additional oost, the invention consisting of improved forms and sections of a crystallized 'concrete material which may be assembled -in the proper relation for the` reception of a plastic material and having the several features and advantages set forth Fig. 5 is a sectional and detail View of asecin this specification.

It is also a design of the in vention to 'construct the sections of the veneer with the metal reinforcements so arranged 'as to interlock and produce a rigid and substantial casing which shall constitute a mold for the operations of pouring, ramniing, and yotherwise packing land placing the cementitious material therein, for a completed wall or structure.

The rinciples herein related may be embodied into any suitable form and combina,- tion of parts, provided the elements thereof shall be so relatively proportioned 'and arranged as to perform the functions herein enumerated, and therefore, for the purpose of explanation and to render the invention more intelligible, a preferred form thereof,

having the proper correlative parts, isshown in the accompanying drawings, whereon-f Figure 1 is a perspective view of the veneer section ready'to apply in concrete construction, showing the ornamental front and the transverse' bonds or tie rods, Fig. 2 shows a portion of the corrugated back for securin plaster, Fig. 3 is a sectional detail view o the veneer showing a bond member which unites the two layers of a veneer, Fig. 4 is a sectional and detail view of a modified form of the veneer having. beveled edges, whereby adjoining and superposed sections are maintained in alinement prior to receiving 'the cementitious wall material,

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-trated in the drawings is especially adapted to formthe outer shellor moldl o-f a concrete structure and may consist of opposed sec- -tions 1 andl 2, of veneer, preferably made of a, fine grade of concrete. material, and rthese may be varied to suit different requirements. Each section consists of an outer layer and an inner layer, or the sections which may be 'used to. form the inside of a concrete wall may be -modied'to comprise a single laver. .The outer layer 3, of section 1, is formed with an ornamental design 4, to imitate bricks, but any preferred design may be used, and similarly, outer layer 5, of section 2, may be provided with `parallel ribs 6, which 'are adapted to secure plaster or other nishing material to the inside of a concrete wall. The sections are preferably made with stepped edges 7, which make more solid the .completed concrete structure for 'which the said sections form the veneer. Each section of the veneer is provided with wire bonds 8 which firmly unite the .two layers thereof. In constructing a section of veneer, the outer layer is first molded with said bond wires 8 projecting therefrom at intervals, and, be'- fore the vsame is hardened or set, vertical reinforcing rods 9 and horizontal reinforcing rods 10, are placed thereon and pressed into the semi-plastic material, the said reinforoin rods having transverse connecting bars 11 tied thereto, as shown in Fig. 5. The Vreinforcing rods are partly embedded in the outer layer, and before the same has become hardened or crystallized, the inner layer is formed thereon. 12, are provided at each point where the transverse bars enters the veneer.

To assist iny maintaining alinement of the adjoining sections when set up priorto placing concrete therebetween, the ends 13, of

Concrete reinforcements the horizontal reinforcing rods, project vided with beveled edges 15, which assist in maintaining the sections in alinement when set up into a mold form. This is of especial utility in constructing columns and girders of concrete. v

In Fig. 6 the invention as shown is applied to the construction of a concrete wall 16, which is provided with reinforcing rods 17 and 18. In constructing the Wall with this veneer, the outer layer of the veneer may be composed of a fine grade of material 19, for the exterior, a coarser grade of material 20, for the inner layer, and a still coarser grade of material 21 for the main body of the wall.

Obviously my concrete veneer is capable of considerable modification within the scope of the invention, and therefore I do not wish to be limited to the specific construction shown and described. Various modifications may be made as in the size and thickness of the plate sections, in the number of reinforcing rods, in the design of the ornamental front, and in the grade of material used in construction. Where door and Window openings occur, the veneer plates may be shaped accordingly, so'that the forms may' be brought up properly to the openings. Other details of construction may comprise similar variations without departing from the spirit of my invention.

My invention is designed to beset up and used as a form or mold without additional securing means, and when soset up and the cementitious material has been placed between the veneer walls formedby the opposed sections, the said material will harden or crystallize and form with the veneer an integral and homogeneous structure.

I claim as my invention:

1. A concrete veneer for concrete structures, comprising similar and opposed sections formed in plates, lreinforcing rods disposed in said plates, transverse bars extending between said plates and tied to said rein orcing rods, concrete reinforcements for said transverse bar-sat their points of en-' trance to said plates, stepped ends on said sections, projections formed by said reinforcing rods extending from one of said stepped ends and adaptedto engage with corresponding recesses stepped end, and beveled horizontal edges at the top and bottom of each section, said beveled edges interlocking with the corresponding edges of the adjoining sections, and said projections interlocking with recesses in Athe adjoining sections, substantially as set forth.

2. In a concrete veneer for concrete structures, an outer section comprising tWo layers formed together and into a plate,"the outer layer of the outer section having an ornamental surface design, an inner section comprising two layers formed together and into a plate, the outer layer of the inner section having parallelribs to cause the adherence of plaster or finishing material thereto, vertical and horizontal reinforcing rods disposed in each section between the layers and embedded therein, transverse bars connecting the opposed sections and tied to said reinforcing rods at their points of intersection, wire bond members arranged in and connecting the two layers of each section, and means for maintaining said sections in alinement and in a rigid set up position comprising stepped ends which are adapted to overlap with the corresponding stepped edges of the adjoining section, and projections on one of said stepped ends which engage with corres onding recesses in the adjoining section, su stantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature to the foregoing specification, this 17th day of May, in the year 1912.

JOHN JOSHUA MILLER.

i In the presence of- J. W. MASTER, F. M. KEENEY.

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